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Steel structure for covering a car wash
2020
Steel structure
Design of a structure for use in the car wash industry. Steel structures are light, economical structures and can cover large spans.
Design of a steel structure
The project was conceived for a car wash in manchester.
The car wash needed a covered space in order to carry out the manual vacuuming and washing process of the cars. as shown in the photo above, the car wash had an existing wooden roof, with several central pillars. The space was not very maneuverable due to the wooden pillars, which were often a nuisance for cars as they had been damaged several times. The wooden roof had also been damaged during the maneuver of a van at a considerable height. therefore it was necessary to design a structure that eliminated the central pillars and offered ample room for maneuver.
The car wash also needed a predisposition and organization of the drying, suction and internal washing process, as well as space for equipment and workers positioning.
Idea
The idea was to create a structure that is light and economical at the same time, but resistant as from year to year the existing roof needed maintenance and replacement of spare parts to ensure safety. The client wanted to eliminate forever the risk of the danger of collapse, as you cannot work already knowing that an obsolete cover could fall on your head, damage employees, or even luxury cars that used the car wash service.The structure had to have characteristics of easy transportable and installable on site as well as having to be thought of a possible disassembly and disposal in the event of a transfer of activities.
Construction detail of the reticular beam
Solution
To respond to the many needs, it was decided to create a steel structure, as they are light structures and easy to assemble on site. For transport reasons it was decided to design a reticular beam composed of metal profiles, the reticular beam of 6 meters in length, with the possibility of coupling with another beam of the same size, to reach a span of 12 linear meters, allowing to exploit the whole area without having to resort to central pillars. Laterally, it was also decided to design 3 pillars for the left and 3 other right sides, of which the front and rear ones at a higher height and the central ones at a lower height, in order to have two slopes on the intrados, in order to have a rectangular aesthetic shape, as well as favoring the collection of rainwater, for their recycling, for industrial use of the car wash.
Plan, Elevation, Section
Front elevation
Planimetry
Structural mesh
The foundation instead was designed as a foundation of the plinth type.
The survey process
Photo by Drone
The survey of the entire area to be designed was carried out with the GPS-GNNS system, with the collection of the beating points, and their georeferencing. As well as through the photogrammetric survey system, using the photographs taken in height with a drone.
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Brahim Shoshi
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Survey
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Concept design
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Engineering
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